The 1st Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day was held in the lecture hall of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens. Over 100 participants followed this educational event that revolved around the promise of pharmacogenomics in modern medical practice, novel technologies pertaining to biomarker detection and applications of pharmacogenomics in the field of cardiovascular diseases and hemoglobinopathies.

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The 1st Golden Helix Pharmacogenomics day was held in the lecture hall of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens. Over 100 participants followed this educational event that revolved around the promise of pharmacogenomics in modern medical practice, novel technologies pertaining to biomarker detection and applications of pharmacogenomics in the field of cardiovascular diseases and hemoglobinopathies.

Organized by:

Organizing Committee

George P. Patrinos; Assistant Professor, University of Patras Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

Despina Sanoudou; Researcher C’, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece

Invited speakers

Sotiria Boukouvala (Alexandroupoli, Greece)

Theodoros Christopoulos (Patras, Greece)

Achilleas Gravanis (Crete, Greece)

Panagoula Kollia (Athens, Greece)

Kiriakos Kypreos (Patras, Greece)

George P. Patrinos (Patras, Greece)

Despina Sanoudou (Athens, Greece)

Scientific Program

Session 1

13:00-13:20: Despina Sanoudou; Researcher C’, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece

From Pharmacology and Genomics to Pharmacogenomics

13:20-13:50: Acchileas Gravanis; Professor, Unviersity of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece

Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Practice: New technologies, economic and ethical implications

13:50-14:20: Theodoros Christopoulos, Professor, University of Patras Department of Chemistry, Patras, Greece

DNA biosensors in pharmacogenetic testing

14:20-14:40: Sotiria Boukouvala; Lecturer, Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Alexandroupolis, Greece

From genes to drugs: The role of pharmacogenomics in the development of safer and more effective new treatments

COFFEE BREAK

Session 2

15:00-15:20: George P. Patrinos; Assistant Professor, University of Patras Department of Pharmacy, Patras, Greece

Pharmacogenomics and hemoglobinopathies

15:20-15:40: Kiriakos Kypreos; Associate Professor, Unviersity of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece

Identification of new therapeutic targets for the development of new therapeutic interventions for metabolic syndrome

15:40-16:00: Panagoula Kollia; Assistant Professor, University of Athens, Department of Biology, Athens, Greece

Personalized Medicine: Ethical challenges

16:00-16:15: Concluding remarks